When it is the one ruling, never-ceasing desire of our hearts, that God may be the beginning and end, the reason and motive, the rule and measure, of our doing or not doing, from morning to night; then everywhere, whether speaking or slient, whether inwardly or outwardly employed, we are equally offered up to the eternal spirit, have our life in him and from him, and are united to him by that spirit of prayer which is the comfort, the support, the strength, and security of the soul, travelling, by the help of God through the vanity of time into the riches of eternity. Let us have no thought or care, but how to be wholly His devoted instruments; everywhere and in everything, His adoring, joyful, and thankful servants. ~W.M. Law
Read this and was really inspired by it so I hope you are inspired too.
~ katie
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
An End or a Means?
So I've noticed an annoying idea that seems to be floating around the heads of a lot of us Christians these days. It seems that some of us have become a rather dark bunch that focuses on death. We have created a cult of death around one of central themes, and in a way we have cut out the predicate to the antecedent of our faith. Let me explain.
We often repeat a phrase similar to, "I'm just not dead to myself" or "God can't use me because I haven't died to myself in that area". It sounds all noble, but it is wrong in that it does not finish what he wants to do with you by any means! He wants to do so much more than end you! We are making what He meant to be a means, the end in and of itself. His end game has always been the REDEMPTION of man, not something so low as the death of man. However, in order to reach this goal and have a redeemed man, we must be cleansed of all that stains us. Unfortunately, we have done such a thoroughly good job of ruining ourselves that the only option that remains is to obliterate us and start from the foundation. Once we have been torn down, then we can be rebuilt anew, resplendent and strong AND useful!
We cannot let ourselves be deceived into thinking that the self-death is the goal of the Almighty. Our gospel did not end with Christ nailed to the cross, it continues through it and transcends beyond it. He doesn't want nor need a man that is dead to himself, He desires and needs a man that is redeemed unto Him! He has so much instore for us if we are willing to let him resurrect our hearts, minds, and desires and submit them to His service.
Anyway, it's just a thought. I hope it's not heresy. Just kidding......
Scroggins
We often repeat a phrase similar to, "I'm just not dead to myself" or "God can't use me because I haven't died to myself in that area". It sounds all noble, but it is wrong in that it does not finish what he wants to do with you by any means! He wants to do so much more than end you! We are making what He meant to be a means, the end in and of itself. His end game has always been the REDEMPTION of man, not something so low as the death of man. However, in order to reach this goal and have a redeemed man, we must be cleansed of all that stains us. Unfortunately, we have done such a thoroughly good job of ruining ourselves that the only option that remains is to obliterate us and start from the foundation. Once we have been torn down, then we can be rebuilt anew, resplendent and strong AND useful!
We cannot let ourselves be deceived into thinking that the self-death is the goal of the Almighty. Our gospel did not end with Christ nailed to the cross, it continues through it and transcends beyond it. He doesn't want nor need a man that is dead to himself, He desires and needs a man that is redeemed unto Him! He has so much instore for us if we are willing to let him resurrect our hearts, minds, and desires and submit them to His service.
Anyway, it's just a thought. I hope it's not heresy. Just kidding......
Scroggins
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Peanut butter honey play dough
I found this great recipe for peanut butter honey play dough! Here is what you need...
1cup smooth peanut butter
3cups powdered sugar
1\3 cup honey
1 1\2 tsp vanilla extract
Food coloring, optional
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix thoroughly until "dough" begins to come together. Do not over mix. If you like add a few drops of food coloring to the dough and mix. Store dough in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. I do not recommend this dough for kids under the age of two. Enjoy creating with your little ones or for yourself.
Here is a recipe for homemade peanut butter also....
HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER
Use 3 or 4 cups of roasted, unsalted peanuts (we buy ours in the bulk food section). Put the peanuts in a food processor (unfortunately, this is the one essential gadget to making your own nut butter. I don't think anything else would have the power to make the nuts into butter). I usually fill ours with peanuts until it is level with the top of the blade attachment. Add a couple of pinches of salt. Turn the food processor on and process until the peanuts are ground into little bits. Next, while the processor is still going, open up the chute on the top processor and start streaming a little bit of cooking oil (we use canola) into the mix. Stream the oil in slowly until you reach the desired consistency of your peanut butter. I've never measured, but I would guess I use just a tablespoon or two of oil total. Put it in a container with a lid and store it in the refrigerator.
1cup smooth peanut butter
3cups powdered sugar
1\3 cup honey
1 1\2 tsp vanilla extract
Food coloring, optional
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix thoroughly until "dough" begins to come together. Do not over mix. If you like add a few drops of food coloring to the dough and mix. Store dough in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. I do not recommend this dough for kids under the age of two. Enjoy creating with your little ones or for yourself.
Here is a recipe for homemade peanut butter also....
HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER
Use 3 or 4 cups of roasted, unsalted peanuts (we buy ours in the bulk food section). Put the peanuts in a food processor (unfortunately, this is the one essential gadget to making your own nut butter. I don't think anything else would have the power to make the nuts into butter). I usually fill ours with peanuts until it is level with the top of the blade attachment. Add a couple of pinches of salt. Turn the food processor on and process until the peanuts are ground into little bits. Next, while the processor is still going, open up the chute on the top processor and start streaming a little bit of cooking oil (we use canola) into the mix. Stream the oil in slowly until you reach the desired consistency of your peanut butter. I've never measured, but I would guess I use just a tablespoon or two of oil total. Put it in a container with a lid and store it in the refrigerator.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Just want to share a precious moment. Tonight I was finishing up my curriculum for my class this week and Krystopher was playing with Fin. Krystopher decided to play guitar to Fin, which is one of her favorite things because she loves to strum the cords while daddy plays. Well Krystopher started playing and singing and then Fin started to sing too. It was so cute. He stopped playing to see if she would sing without the guitar, but she wouldn't so he started back up on the guitar and she started singing again. She was actually in tune, maybe we have a little musician. I am so thankful for moments like that and for such a wonderful husband and daughter.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
i am posting
hey everyone,
this is krystopher and my wife has requested that i blog so i am writing this to appease her, i mean appeasement worked so well for chamberlain, why not me? so sweetie, i have blogged about how you want me to blog. does that count?
The Birth Announcements
So I made Fin's birth announcements a while ago, I just have not been able to order them to be printed yet. I am hoping to send them out in the next month, I know that is pretty bad since she is going to be 4 months old soon, but I figure it is better late than never right? Well, this is what the front of the announcement will look like, the back you will get to see when I mail them to you. Enjoy!
Friday, September 11, 2009
So it has been a while since we posted anything, man we are really bad at keeping up with this site. Hopefully, we will get better, I think I keep saying that every time I am writing on here. Anyway, big news for Finney, on the day she turned 3 months old is also the day she just up and decided to start rolling over. This video is the day after she turned 3 months, I think. She knew I was trying to film her so she doesn't roll completely over in the video. Sorry for the quality of the video, I shot it on my phone.
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